Bus arrangement and method for operating a bus arrangement
AssigneeEaton Intelligent Power Limited
InventorGeorg REIDT
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Abstract
Some embodiments relate to a coordinator; a plurality of subscribers, each comprising a button, a memory and a display; and a bus which couples the coordinator to the plurality of subscribers. The coordinator and the plurality of subscribers are configured to be set in an addresses allocation mode. In the addresses allocation mode, the coordinator is configured to indicate a first subscriber number and to broadcast a first broadcast message to the plurality of subscribers. In the addresses allocation mode after activation of a button of a first subscriber of the plurality of subscribers, the first subscriber is configured to be activated and to send an acknowledge message to the coordinator.
Claims17
A bus arrangement, comprising:
- a coordinator;
- a plurality of subscribers, each comprising a button, a memory and a display;
- and
- a bus which couples the coordinator to the plurality of subscribers, wherein the coordinator and the plurality of subscribers are configured to be set in an addresses allocation mode,
- wherein in the addresses allocation mode, the coordinator is configured to indicate a first subscriber number and to broadcast a first broadcast message to the plurality of subscribers, and
- wherein in the addresses allocation mode, after user activation of a button of a first subscriber of the plurality of subscribers in response to the indication of the first subscriber number and broadcast of the first broadcast message, the first subscriber is configured to be activated and to send an acknowledge message with a unique device identification number to the coordinator,
- wherein the coordinator is configured to store the unique device identification number together with the first subscriber number.
A method for operating a bus arrangement, wherein the bus arrangement comprises:
- a coordinator;
- a plurality of subscribers each comprising a button, a memory and a display;
- and
- a bus which couples the coordinator to the plurality of subscribers, wherein the methods comprises:
- setting the coordinator and the plurality of subscribers in an addresses allocation mode,
- in the addresses allocation mode, indicating a first subscriber number by the coordinator and broadcasting a first broadcast message to the plurality of subscribers by the coordinator,
- in the addresses allocation mode, after user activation of a button of a first subscriber of the plurality of subscribers in response to the indication of the first subscriber number and broadcast of the first broadcast message, activating the first subscriber and sending an acknowledge message with a unique device identification number by the first subscriber to the coordinator, and
- storing, by the coordinator, the unique device identification number together with the first subscriber number.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.